La Crosse Tribune Sports News

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Rattlers should have a big home field advantage when they play the Philadelphia Soul in the Arena Bowl on Friday night.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Everyone who pays attention to the NFL knows the Arizona Cardinals are loaded at wide receiver.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police charged American swimmer Ryan Lochte on Thursday with filing a false robbery report over an incident during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers have swapped catchers with Philadelphia, getting Carlos Ruiz and trading A.J. Ellis to the Phillies.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have sold out their new stadium for the inaugural season.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jose Berrios has returned to Triple-A, where he has dominated for a second straight year.

DENVER (AP) — Sheriff's investigators are crying foul after an illegal handoff at the Denver Broncos practice facility.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Former All-Star outfielder Carlos Gomez joined the Texas Rangers and was in their starting lineup Thursday night, five days after signing a minor league deal with the AL West leaders.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Ryan Clady knew he was nowhere close to being done with football.

NEW YORK (AP) — Verne Lundquist recently returned from a Scandinavian summer vacation to find an email with 309 pages of stories on Texas A&M and UCLA. As the 76-year-old play-by-play man gets set for his 17th and final season…

The Los Angeles Dodgers have traded with the Philadelphia Phillies for catcher Carlos Ruiz. In return, the Dodgers will send catcher A.J. Ellis and a minor-league pitcher named Tommy Bergjans to the Phillies. Ruiz, 37, had expressed a desire to…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Not even David Ortiz could help the Boston Red Sox overcome missed opportunities in the final game of a long trip away from Fenway Park.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator Ted Monachino can already sense the pressure building outside the locker room.

John Elway, Bruce Arians and Tom Coughlin have been added to the NFL's powerful competition committee, a person familiar with the appointments tells The Associated Press.

NEW YORK (AP) — Dodger Stadium will host the championship game of the 2017 World Baseball Classic, with Marlins Park and Petco Park also holding games leading up to final on March 22.

NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart now can add the WNBA's top selling jersey to a year that already includes an NCAA championship and an Olympic gold medal.

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Derek Carr is a bit of a risk-taker by nature when it comes to playing quarterback in the NFL. He isn't afraid of throwing a ball into coverage if he thinks his receiver has a good…

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos rode a dominant defense to the Super Bowl title last season, but this year the offense wants to carry its share of the responsibility.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — James McCann had a three-run homer among his four hits, Daniel Norris pitched into the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers completed a sweep at Minnesota with an 8-5 victory on Thursday for the Twins' seventh straight…

ST .PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Enny Romero earned his first major league save, relieving with two outs in the ninth inning and fanning Red Sox slugger David Ortiz to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 2-1 win Wednesday and a…